Being able to talk to the Governor of Shanxi was definitely an unprecedented surprise for an ordinary gunner.

Therefore, after Wei Zheng's question was asked, it took a few full seconds for the shocked gunner to react from his excitement and replied loudly: "Report to the Governor, of course, your Excellency asked the artillery workshop to build this kind of bracket and chassis..."

"With this bracket and chassis, our artillery can be fired there if it wants to fire shells at the enemy, and there are no more terrain restrictions."

"Not only that, because the bracket and chassis are specially built, it is possible to assemble and disassemble the gun in a very short time. On the battlefield in the future, our artillery will no longer need to defend the artillery position, but can carry artillery with the infantry to attack the enemy, provide artillery cover for the infantry at any time, and shell the enemy......"

A small artilleryman, who can have such an opinion, directly surprises Wei Zheng.

After a pair of eyes quickly shot out two fine rays, he asked with an expression of love: "That's right, the idea is also good....do you have any other ideas, say them..."

Seeing that the artillery company in front of him directly showed a hesitant expression, Wei Zheng hurriedly opened his mouth and encouraged: "If you have any ideas, just say it, no matter what you say, this official will never blame you....Say it, this official must be rewarded..."

"Governor Xie," replied the young artilleryman, with emotion and excitement on his face.

Then, under Wei Zheng's gaze, he continued in a surprising voice: "My lord, the lower officials think that although this artillery is good. But. But there are two very fatal flaws..."

"What are the drawbacks?" This time. The smile on Wei Zheng's face became even stronger, and he subconsciously asked.

The artilleryman replied cautiously: "The first drawback is that this gun is still too heavy..."

"Xia Guan thought that after this gun was equipped with a bracket, it was very easy to disassemble, and the firing range far exceeded that of other artillery. Then why can't we characterize it as a light and medium artillery, reduce the weight of the gun to less than 300 catties, reduce the firing range to between 150 and 500 steps, and assign it exclusively to each infantry regiment. Provide medium and short-range artillery support...."

"As for the long-range artillery support of more than 500 steps, the subordinate thinks that it should be handed over to an independent heavy artillery unit."

"Once this idea of the lower officials is realized, the Tiger Zun cannon, light Franc aircraft, and even medium-sized Franc aircraft currently equipped by the troops can be eliminated because of the appearance of this kind of artillery..."

"In this way, there is another benefit, the troops are equipped with fewer models of artillery, and there will be fewer types of shells that need to be prepared. A certain amount of dù on. It also facilitates the management and carrying of ammunition by the troops. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng became even more interested in the artillery in front of him. Because. With this assignment of his, it was officially the best configuration scheme for artillery to become the mainstream of the battlefield in later generations.

In later generations, mortars were specially assigned to the battalion level at close range, or even medium-range support artillery. And the small artilleryman in front of him actually saw the determination of this kind of home-made mortar in his heart, which had to shock and surprise Wei Zheng.

Thinking of this, Wei Zheng became even more interested in the artillery in front of him, and subconsciously continued to ask.

"And what about your second shortcoming?"

At this time, the nervous expression on the artilleryman's face slowly disappeared, and he replied to Wei Zheng more and more sophisticatedly.

"My lord, the second disadvantage I want to mention is that since this gun is very easy to disassemble, it may be characterized as a medium and short-range artillery in the future, and it will be specially assigned to the battalion level, then its rate of fire should be the same as that of a flintlock gun, very fast..."

"However, the firing speed in front of me simply cannot meet the requirements of this kind of artillery..."

Wei Zheng nodded, and did not answer immediately, but tilted his head to Wang Tiezhong, who looked thoughtful beside him, and asked unexpectedly: "Lord Wang, what do you think of these opinions......

Wang Tiezhong replied with a stern face: "My lord, the lower officials basically agree with these ideas of Captain Wang......

"Although Xia Guan is not an artilleryman, Xia Guan knows one thing: in addition to the artillery in front of him, the artillery workshop will also build heavy artillery with thicker walls and larger calibers."

"According to our production process, once this kind of heavy artillery is built, its range will definitely far exceed the heavy Franc machine we are equipped with, and even surpass the red-coat cannon that the border army is equipped with..."

"At that time, this kind of artillery will become a well-deserved heavy artillery of our Haw Par Army"

"As for the two problems of this kind of artillery that is too heavy and the rate of fire is too slow: the problem of rate of fire, the lower officer can solve it immediately....The lower officer can refer to the fixed ammunition of the flintlock pistol and turn the flowering shell into a fixed cannonball, so that the rate of fire of this kind of artillery will be more than doubled on the original basis..."

"The weight is too heavy, because it involves the finalization of this artillery, and the subordinate can't make a decision..."

"However, as long as the Governor orders it, the Commander can definitely transform this artillery into the most suitable model for the troops..."

Facing Wang Tiezhong, who was high-spirited in front of him, Wei Zheng was very fortunate that he was able to discover Wang Tiezhong's talent.

After taking a deep breath, he decided loudly to Wang Tiezhong in front of him: "Lord Wang, the official's decision is to do what this artillery brother said, and reduce the weight of this artillery to less than three hundred catties......"

"When you get to the battlefield, after disassembling it, you can walk around with a few people on your back, which is very convenient for artillery support on the battlefield..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's words changed and continued: "In addition, I have two thoughts about the kind of artillery in front of me....as long as these two ideas become reality, on the battlefield, they will have unexpected results...."

"First, in order to distinguish this artillery from other artillery, I decided to rename this artillery to mortars ..."

"Second, after the various workshops of the Equipment Division began to carry out assembly line production, whether it was the ammunition produced, or the equipment such as artillery and muskets, it had been finalized. In this case, we can add some measuring instruments to this kind of mortar to facilitate gunners to shoot and train. In this way, on the battlefield, we don't need much real combat experience for artillery to operate such artillery ...

"You must know that with the continuous expansion of the Haw Par Army and local garrisons, the limited artillery in the old army can no longer meet the needs of the next expansion of the troops. Therefore, we must train a large number of gunners in a short period of time. “

"However, if the shooting method and training method of artillery remain unchanged, it is simply impossible for a gunner to pass the training and really go to the battlefield without more than a year of training."

"However, we don't have that much time to train so many gunners."

"In this case, we can only change the way this artillery is fired and trained ...."

"Concentrate all the experienced gunners in the heavy artillery units. As for the mortars that will be installed in the troops, they will all be handed over to the new gunners to operate......"

"The official can tell everyone for sure, as long as everyone adopts this idea of the official. A person who does not understand artillery can master this kind of artillery very proficiently in less than a month..."

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, before Wang Tie and the others could speak, the artilleryman who had just spoken had already exclaimed with a shocked face: "My lord, this is absolutely impossible... The subordinate officer is an artilleryman, and the subordinate officer knows: artillery all need experience, and if there is no experience, it will not be able to hit the target at all...."

"According to the understanding of the lower officials, it is simply impossible to train a skilled and experienced gunner without half a year."

In the face of this rebuttal, Wei Zheng's facial expression did not change in the slightest. However, Wang Tiezhong's face was full of nervous expressions.

Because, the Wei Zheng in front of him is no longer the original general of the Tiger and Leopard Army, but the governor of Shanxi, who governs the two provinces and has civil and military officials below the fourth rank in the two provinces, as well as the power of life and death of the people.

So, as soon as the artilleryman's words were finished, Wang Tiezhong scolded loudly with a gloomy face.

"Captain Wang, what nonsense are you talking about....Lord Governor's words are also something that you, a little Captain, can question......"

At this time, the face of the artilleryman who was glared at fiercely by Wang Tiezhong instantly turned pale...

subconsciously knelt on the ground and said loudly to Wei Zheng: "Please forgive the Governor, the lower official did not mean to..."

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said indifferently: "Get up, this official doesn't blame you... If you dare to question the words of your superiors, it means that you are a qualified artillery tester, but you are not a qualified soldier..."

After speaking, regardless of whether the gunner in front of him had not yet reassured or not, he walked directly to the mortar that was still standing in front of everyone and said.

"Think about it, once all the shells of this mortar become fixed shells, it means that every mortar fires fixed shells with the same effect....and we all know that the higher the elevation angle of the mortar muzzle, the longer the firing range..."

"In that case, why can't we add a dial to the artillery chassis, pass guò real yàn, and reflect the relationship between the elevation angle and the firing range of the mortar, and print it on the dial..."

"In this way, the artilleryman only needs to determine the target range, and according to the dial, the shell can hit the intended target ..."

The artilleryman's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Good way....Lord Governor, this method of yours is absolutely feasible... If this dial is really increased, at most half a month, the lower officer can train a newcomer into a gunner who can go to the battlefield...."

Wang Tiezhong also opened his mouth to agree: "Your Excellency, the lower officials also think that this method can be worth try......ing..."